We’ve had snow days yesterday and today due to our third real snowfall of this winter season, so I figured it was finally time to blog about the first!

One mid-December Saturday morning, we woke to find our yard covered in snow! I was so excited to see everything turned white when I peeked out the window in the dark hours of the morning, and couldn’t wait to tell the girls when they woke up!

Two inches or twenty, these little girls would have had the same reaction when they saw what nature had made for us. Squeals of joy, quickly followed by, “Let’s go play in the snow!” were heard first thing that day. Kaya really wanted to catch some snowflakes on her tongue!
Kaelyn was fine with just catching them on her mittens!Nella honestly wasn’t too sure about the snow. She tried eating it……and clearly was not a fan.Then her snowsuit got the best of her, and we had a true “Christmas Story” moment…And she doesn’t like to keep her thumbs inside the suit, either, so there’s that.The older girls are all about taking this ancient sled down the hill. It always ends up with a ton of snow in the bottom of it, leaving everyone wet and cold, but they still love it. Honestly, I’m surprised that it’s even lasted for almost two whole winters! Nella spent a little time with Daddy before they both went inside. He had actually hurt his toe pretty badly the night before the storm, and wasn’t really feeling up for romping around in the snow, so it was just the older girls and me.Nella was really happy to get inside. I think she might have more fun in the snow next year!Michael sneakily snapped this one from the window. I pulled the girls up and down the hill until they were too cold (Kaelyn) or wanted to do something else (Kaya). And yes, that’s my DSLR in my jacket. Got to keep it warm and dry, haha!Little Kaelyn always gets cold first, so she headed inside with Daddy and Nella, while Kaya and I stayed out to play a while longer. I loved some one-on-one time with my big girl!Kaya really wanted to try the little slide in the snow. Her legs are almost too long now!Before we went in, I had to get a picture of these winter berries. There’s just something so beautiful and clean about snow.We headed inside, and as was the tradition when I was a little girl, we had to have some hot chocolate. I actually tried making some from scratch for the first time ever, and it was so rich and delicious. I really think the girls would love anything that’s covered in marshmallows, though!How perfect is this?This is a happy hot-chocolate face!I don’t know what it is about snow, especially the first one of each winter, but there’s some unmistakeable magic about it. Feeling the flakes touch my face, exploring an old world that seems new, and hearing my children’s incessant laughs makes my heart feel full. This was one of those simple days that I think I’ll always remember and cherish.